Other Comprehensive Income Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Other Comprehensive Income Information [Abstract]

Schedule Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Information

		Cumulative	Post-
		Foreign	retirement
		Exchange	Benefits
ExxonMobil Share of Accumulated Other		Translation	Reserves
Comprehensive Income		Adjustment	Adjustment	Total
		(millions of dollars)
Balance as of December 31, 2015		(14,170)	(9,341)	(23,511)
Current period change excluding amounts reclassified
	from accumulated other comprehensive income	2,189	23	2,212
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other
	comprehensive income	-	833	833
Total change in accumulated other comprehensive income		2,189	856	3,045
Balance as of September 30, 2016		(11,981)	(8,485)	(20,466)
Balance as of December 31, 2016		(14,501)	(7,738)	(22,239)
Current period change excluding amounts reclassified
	from accumulated other comprehensive income	4,925	(300)	4,625
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other
	comprehensive income	140	823	963
Total change in accumulated other comprehensive income		5,065	523	5,588
Balance as of September 30, 2017		(9,436)	(7,215)	(16,651)

Reclassification Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

			Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other			September 30,		September 30,
Comprehensive Income - Before-tax Income/(Expense)			2017	2016	2017	2016
		(millions of dollars)
Foreign exchange translation gain/(loss) included in net income
	(Statement of Income line: Other income)		-	-	(234)	-
Amortization and settlement of postretirement benefits reserves
	adjustment included in net periodic benefit costs(1)		(450)	(415)	(1,215)	(1,248)

(1) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost. (See Note 6 – Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits for additional details.)

Schedule Of Income Tax (Expense)/Credit For Components Of Other Comprehensive Income

			Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
Income Tax (Expense)/Credit For			September 30,		September 30,
Components of Other Comprehensive Income			2017	2016	2017	2016
		(millions of dollars)
Foreign exchange translation adjustment			17	(9)	(9)	(6)
Postretirement benefits reserves adjustment
	(excluding amortization)		74	(11)	154	20
Amortization and settlement of postretirement benefits reserves
	adjustment included in net periodic benefit costs		(139)	(137)	(365)	(389)
Total			(48)	(157)	(220)	(375)